Noticias

El Gobierno de Mozambique, el Banco Mundial y la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura y la (FAO) han presentado un nuevo proyecto que fortalecerá la gestión forestal sostenible y contribuirá a que Mozambique alcance el Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible 15 sobre los bosques. La iniciativa -de 6 millones de dólares EEUU- forma parte del Proyecto de Inversión Forestal de Mozambique financiado por el Banco Mundial con 47 millones de dólares EEUU. El proyecto tiene como objetivo frenar el rápido ritmo de deforestación y apoyar las inversiones en el sector forestal, mientras se crean nuevas oportunidades...

The creation of Haiti's Parliamentary Front against Hunger is a fundamental step towards implementing measures to ensure the right to adequate food, FAO said today. On Tuesday, July 4th, Haiti’s House of Representatives approved the resolution that officially creates the country’s Parliamentary Front  against hunger, a key legislative space to promote food security laws."The role of the legislature is indispensable because of its ability to formulate laws and allocate public resources for the implementation of agricultural and food security policies, backing strategies and programs throughout the country," said Natanael Hishamunda, FAO’s Representative in Haiti. With this great step forward, Haiti...

6 July 2017, Rome - Parliamentarians have a key role to play along with governments, civil society, private sector, international agencies and donors "to achieve a Zero Hunger generation in our lifetime", said FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today at a meeting with lawmakers on the sidelines of the FAO Conference. "You are the ones who are responsible for enacting laws and for approving budgets, among other roles," he said asking them to increase funding in their national budgets for food security and nutrition. He also noted...